[E4C53] From the Beaches of South East Asia to the Offices of Y-Combinator – Henrik Zillmer of Airhelp

Today’s special guest is Henrik Zillmer, a serial entrepreneur with a military background as a former 1st Lieutenant in the Danish army. He is the founder of Airhelp - an online legal service company that helps flyers get compensation from different airline companies whenever their flight gets cancelled, delayed or overbooked. Among his numerous accomplishments is building 16 webshops, in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Indonesia in a span of 12 months.

In this powerful interview, Henrik will share with us:

What Airhelp does and how they help passengers get money out of the hassle they experience for a cancelled, delayed or overbooked flight.

The different influences in separate periods of his life that led to the birth of Airhelp.

His technique in acquiring data during his bootstrapping days to build their system.

How he established his team to expand Airhelp's service to cater to more countries.

His recommendations on where to stay in Southeast Asia to work as a location independent entrepreneur while living a lifestyle of your dreams.

Do’s and don’ts that he had learned from his entrepreneurial journey.

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Download the Audio Master Class

Y-Combinator is a highly sought out seed accelerator in Silicon Valley which provides funding, advice and connections to various startup companies. In the Master Class, which you can download for free at www.EntrepreneursForAChange.com/53, Henrik will share with us his experience in applying for Y-Combinator and the secrets to his success into getting accepted into this prestigious program.

In this Master Class, you will learn:

What Y-Combinator is in-depth and how it helps startup companies.

The top benefits of getting accepted to Y-Combinator.

The processes involved in vying for the program and his tips on how to present a strong application.

What happens after undergoing the intense 3-month program.

Henrik’s tips on how to raise venture capital funding.

Mentioned in this interview

Air Help

Y Combinator

AirBNB

Dropbox

Heroku

Links to Henrik's Presentations and Videos

AirHelp Fundraising Presentation

Y Combinator Funding Sample Application

FOX News

Disrupt

NBC

CNBC

TechCrunch

Wired

Fast Company

Mashable

VentureBeat

BusinessInsider

Yahoo

Where to Find Henrik

Visit Henrik's  Website

Join Henrik's Facebook Page

Follow Henrik on twitter

Subscribe to Henrik's Youtube Channel

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